Spinner



J y 31, 1951 J. SCHINDLER ET AL 2,562,743

' SPINNER Filed June 4, 1948 INVENTORS JOHN .SCH/NDLEP BY ADOLPH J. M4LDE$ ATTORNEY ?atentecl July 31, 1951 SPINNER John Schindler, Brooklyn, and Adolph J. Valdes, New York, N. Y.

Application June 4, 1948, Serial No. 31,047

1 Claim. (Cl. 43-4212) This invention relates to improvements in spinners for use in fishing, and has for an ob;

ject the provision of a spinner which includes one member rotatable about an axis and hav:- ing and open panel formed therein, and a second spinner member mounted in said open panel and adapted to spin at a different rate from the rate of movement of the first member.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a spinner of .two movable elements which combined produce a planetary movement.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a spinner of a spoon member having a rectangular opening formed therein, tabs integral with said member and carrying aligned bearings, and a second spinner having shaft ex-.

tensions journaled in said bearings.

Another object of the invention is to provide on a spinner member, in addition to the'tabs aforesaid, other tabs formed integral withsaid member and also having aligned bearings formed therein, and a shaft member journaled in said last aligned bearings and adapted to be attached to a fishing line, said shaft member carrying below the lower of said bearings, a bead which functions to reduce friction and at the same time has the appearance of a bright eye, for attracting the fish.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of our new and improved spinner, as viewed from one side thereof;

7 hole I3, a second bearing hole I6, the purpose of Figure 2 is a sectional elevation, taken along the lines 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view of the opposite side to that shown in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 i a view as seen from the right end of Figure 1.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, our device includes a member III which, as may be seen in Figure 2, has a generally curved form. An elongated hole II is formed preferably centrally in the member II], for example, by cutting the opening out with a die. At the same time, the opening II is cut out, a tab or ear I2 is blanked out and bent downwardly, as shown in Figure 2, said tab having a bearing hole I3 formed therein. At the same time the hole II is blanked out, a second tab I4 is formed and bent downwardly, as shown in Figure 2, the tab I 4 being longer than the tab I2 and having, in addition to a bearing hole I5, in alignment with the bearing which will be presently described.

The left end of the member In is in the form of a tab H which is bent downwardly in the manner shown in Figure 2, so as to be parallel to the tab I4. The tab I I has a bearing hole I8 formed therein in alignment with the. bearing hole I 6.

Now, referring to Figure 3, the bearing hole I6. is offset with respect to the axis of the member III, while the bearing hole I5 does fall on the center axis of the member II], as well as the bearing hole I3. Mounted in the bearin holes I6 and I8 is a wire shaft I9, the right end of which has a loop or eye 20 formed thereon, and.

between the eye 20 and the tab I4 is a bead 2| having a central hole therein through which the wire shaft I9 passes. The left end of the wire shaft I9 has an elongated loop 22 formed thereon by means of which the device may be attached helical in form, which enables it to function ina manner to be presently described. The right end of the member III, as seen in the drawings, referring more particularly to Figures 1 and 2, has a portion 26 deformed downwardly and a portion 21 deformed upwardly, so that as the device is pulled through the water, these portions facilitate in imparting a rotary motion to the member ID, thereby causing it to rotate about the axis I9.

Due to the fact that the axis of the wire shaft I9 is angularly offset with respect to the central axis of the member I0, and due to the presence of the deformed portions 26 and 21, the member I 0 not only spins about the axis I9, but it is given a laterally jerky motion; in other words, instead of following a fixed path as it is pulled through the water, it jumps from side to side. As the device is pulled through the water and the member I0 is rotated about the axis I9, giving jerky lateral motion at the same time, the spinner 23 rotates on its axis substantially steadily and at higher speed, and consequently, the resultant movement of the member 23 is planetary, in spite of the lateral jerky motion of the outer member ID. The resistance of the device against being drawn through the water causes the tab IE to bear against the bead 2|, and since the head is formed of glass or the like, the frictional contact between the tab and the shaft I9 is mini-. mized. In addition to this, the bead ZI appears to the fish as an eye, and due to the fact that the member I is rotated about the axis IS, the bead 2| has the appearance of a blinking eye.

The spinner 23 with its curved and polished surfaces, acts as an attraction to the fish when there is but slight current or movement in the water, as its construction and method of mounting makes it very sensitive. It will rotate in even the slightest ripple of the water. Its curved faces tend to carry reflected light in a moving are below the surface of the water.

The body member or spoon rotates about the wire shaft 19 and has a tendency, at the same time, due to the angular relation between the center line of said shaft and the center line of the body, to sway from side to side in a wabbly or' jerky fashion when trawled, and simultaneously, the spinner '23 is revolving at a faster pace independently of the rate of movement of the body or spoon ID. The device due to the multiple movements, develops an enormous amount of action for its size. The bead 2|, in addition to functioning as a frictionless bearing, also furnishes the lure body with an artificial eye, which appears to blink when the body ID is rotating, a d thereby serving as an additional attraction to the fish,

There are no hooks permanently attached to this lure; therefore, the fisherman can apply the same to suit his own inclination, for example, either with a short or long gut leader or in any other fashion he may desire.

Although we have shown and described by way of example, one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that any changes may be made in the arrangements herein shown and described within the scope of the following claim.

What is claimed is:

In a fish lure, a shaft member having an eye formed on each end thereof, a first spinner member generally in the form of a spoon a d having oppositely deformed edge portions near one end thereof, a first tab extending angularly from the other end of said first spinner member and having a first bearing hole formed therein, a

second tab on said first spinner member longer than said first tab and spaced apart from and substantially parallel to said first tab, said second tab having a second and a third bearing holes formed therein, said third hole being adjacent to the surface of said first spinner member and said second hole being adjacent to the extremity of said second tab, said first spinner member having a rectangular opening which extends from said second tab to adjacent said one end, a third tab extending angularly from the end of said opening adjacent said one end of said first spinner member, said third tab having a fourth bearing hole aligned with said third bearing hole, said shaft member being journaled in said first and second bearing holes and having a friction-reducing bead thereon between said second tab and the eye formed on the end of said shaft member adjacent to said second tab, said shaft member when so journaled being angular-1y positioned relative to the surface of said first spinner member, and a second spinner member generally in the form of a helix and having shaft extensions on each end thereof journaled in said third and said fourth aligned bearing holes and adapted to rotate more rapidly than said first member.

JOHN SCHINDLER, ADOLPH J VALDES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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